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Katowice Map, Poland

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Katowice Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Katowice with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Katowice useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Katowice!

Katowice History

Katowice is a relatively new city judging after Polish standards. Although archeologists have found traces of human settlements dating back to the 13th century, the official birth date of Katowice is 1598. That year, Reverend Kazimierski made a visit to a small parish called ‘Bogucice’. Back then, Katowice (that wasn’t even called this way) was mainly known for its smithies. No one knows exactly how Katowice... read more

Katowice Travel Guide

Katowice’s air connections are provided by Katowice International Airport (the city was one of the first in the country to have such a facility – first airport was built in the ‘20s). Due to its proximity to the border and to some major European cities (Budapest, Prague, Bratislava), Katowice is situated at the intersection of several European highways (E40, E75, E462), not to mention the numerous national roads... read more

Katowice Nightlife

Katowice’s display of flavors and cuisines is as good as in any big European city: apart from numerous Polish restaurants, you will be able to find Italian, Arabic, Hungarian, Japanese and even Russian restaurants. Some of the most popular places are: Monopol (serving Polish traditional food), Qubus Hotel, Pad de Rossa or La Cantina. There is a much appreciated vegetarian restaurant called Zloty Osiol, as well as a... read more

Katowice Sightseeing

Katowice is the capital of the Silesian Voivodship and one of the biggest industrial centers in Poland. Because Katowice is a relatively new city and that it suffered important loses during the Nazi occupation, there is not so much to see in terms of historical buildings. Katowice sights don’t have the historic importance of Krakow Sights or Warsaw Sights, but its modern architecture and increasing number of cultural... read more